Teachers Pet is a 2004 English-language Animation Family film written by Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner. The movie is directed by Timothy Bj Rklund and produced by Stephen Swofford under the banner of Walt Disney Pictures in collaboration with Walt Disney Television Animation and Toon City Animation. Teachers pet stars Nathan Lane in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Shaun Fleming, Debra Jo Rupp, Kelsey Grammer, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Stiller and Rosalyn Landor. The motion picture is based on Teacher's Pet by Gary Baseman Bill Steinkellner Cheri Steinkellner. The music was composed by Stephen James Taylor. The film has a running time of 74 minutes. It was released on 16th January 2004. Teachers Pet was made on a budget of $10 million and at the box office it grossed only $6 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Leonard is a 4th grader; his mother, Mrs. Mary Lou Helperman, is his teacher, and has been nominated for a teaching award. They plan a trip to Florida for the finals, but need to leave their dog, Spot, behind. Unknown to Mrs. Helperman, Spot has been masquerading as a boy, Scott, who is her star pupil. Spot wants nothing than to be a real boy, and s a way to this when mad scientist Ivan Krank appears on the Barry Anger show. Krank thinks he can turn animals into humans. Conveniently, his lab is right down the street from where the Helpermans are staying, so Spot, as Scott (and the rest of his family) convinces Mary Lou to take him along. Spot becomes a man, but discovers it's not everything he ever dreamed of after all. Written by Jon Reeves